Astyanax mexicanus      TKL/MLK


※ MLK family introduction

    MLKs (Mixed-lineage kinases) are ser/thr protein kinases which are involved in regulation of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways. MLKs contains threes subfamily, MLK, DLK and ZAK. MLK subfamily is characterized by an N-terminal SH3 domain, followed by a protein kinase domain, a leucine-zipper region and a CRIB motif. DLK subfamily contains a kinase domain and two leucine-zipper motifs. ZAK subfamily consists of a kinase domain and a SAM domain. MLKs play an important role in regulation of JNK pathways in mammalian cells which will result in diverse biological processes, including cellular transformation, activation of NF-kB pathways, neuronal apoptosis and so on (1).

Reference
1. Gallo, K.A. and Johnson, G.L. (2002) Mixed-lineage kinase control of JNK and p38 MAPK pathways. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol, 3, 663-672. PMID: 12209126


There are 12 genes.  Reviewed (0 or Unreviewed (12

No.StatusiEKPD IDEnsemble Gene IDUniProt AccessionGene Name
1
iEKPD-Asm-0273
ENSAMXG00000008797.1
W5KN91
2
iEKPD-Asm-0403
ENSAMXG00000013141.1
W5L115
3
iEKPD-Asm-0420
ENSAMXG00000013747.1
W5L2T2
4
iEKPD-Asm-0434
ENSAMXG00000014374.1
W5L4N3
5
iEKPD-Asm-0449
ENSAMXG00000014645.1
W5L5F1
6
iEKPD-Asm-0465
ENSAMXG00000015126.1
W5L6W0
7
iEKPD-Asm-0472
ENSAMXG00000015301.1
W5L7D5
8
iEKPD-Asm-0508
ENSAMXG00000016703.1
W5LBI9
9
iEKPD-Asm-0643
ENSAMXG00000021475.1
W5LQ37
10
iEKPD-Asm-0647
ENSAMXG00000021612.1
W5LQG1
MAP3K11
11
iEKPD-Asm-0104
ENSAMXG00000003236.1
W5K6T4
MAP3K13
12
iEKPD-Asm-0296
ENSAMXG00000009555.1
W5KQF6
MAP3K21